Something stabs me right through my stomach, finding a wooden stake, with Jackie standing behind me. I go pale and yank it out before looking at her and pinning her against the wall, "What the hell was that?"
"Y-You needed to stop," She struggles.
I take the stake and stab it through her, "Doesn't feel so good, does it?"
All you need is faith, trust, and a little bit of pixie-dust!
I realize what I just did and drop her, Jackie sliding down the wall as her eyes fill with tears. I shake my head, wiping my mouth from Jace's blood, before running out.
All you need is faith, trust, and a little bit of pixie-dust!
I use the wall to keep going, wondering if my neck is still an open wound before forgetting what I was up to anyway. Remembering, I stagger to Rayah and drop beside her.
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I jump up, my heart racing again, and look around. Finding Jackie, I bolt to her side and bring a hand towel with me. I hesitate before pressing it against the wound to stop the bleeding and setting a hand on the side of her face, "W-what happened?"
I'm never what I like I'm double sided And I just can't hide I kind of like it When I make you cry 'Cause I'm twisted up, twisted up Inside
In short, Mrs. Pontellier was beginning to realize her position in the universe as a human being, and to recognize her relations as an individual to the world within and about her. — Kate Chopin, The Awakening